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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tesla say most people lacked a certain ability?

2. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?

3. Who at the magazine asked Tesla to write?

4. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

5. What did Tesla compare the human mind to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Gospic got a new fire engine?

2. What did Tesla always do before eating?

3. What happened when Tesla started reading Voltaire?

4. What did Tesla say he got from his mother?

5. What did Tesla say was the purpose of an inventor?

6. What was Tesla doing when he made his motor breakthrough?

7. What kind of aversions did Tesla have in his early years?

8. What did Tesla suffer from during his breakdown in Prague?

9. What did Tesla say about the Gramme dynamo, and what was his professor's response to this?

10. What does Tesla tell his uncle about Niagara Falls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tesla go about choosing his career in life? What impact did this have on his future?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

How did Tesla feel about education? What effects did his feelings have on his life and his career?

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